Ayako Saji

Applied Design Initiative, LLC

Firm Profile ADI is a professional consulting firm specializing in interior architecture and design. The principals and professional staff of ADI combined have been responsible for over eight million square feet of space and have completed over several hundred individual projects for various clients. We are considered leaders in the field of interior architecture and design for corporations, professional service firms, financial institutions and not-for-profit organizations, as well as retail and hospitality facilities, and 55% of our staff is recognized by USGBC. ​ Our long-term client relationships are a testament to our ability to provide responsive, high- quality service to such companies and professional service firms and organizations, such as Accenture, Associated Press, Dow Jones, Fifth & Pacific Companies (formerly Liz Claiborne), JPMorgan Chase, Mayer Brown, New York Athletic Club, New York Blood Center, OneBeacon, Queens Pulic Library, RR Donnelley, Tory Burch, WNYC, Warner Brothers, Weil Gothshal & Manges, Xinhua News Agency, & numerous others. We are proud that our client, Associated Press, was the recipient of the IFMA Greater New York Chapter Award for Excellence in Design for the 2004 completed Associated Press World Headquarters. ​ We consider our professional staff to be our most valued asset and we have the advantage of having worked together productively with all of them for many years. We are organized in a team oriented environment and firmly believe in providing our clients with the same principal and project manager throughout the life of a client relationship. Our client references will attest to our track record of providing this important aspect of our service, which we believe has been the cornerstone for our success.